Folktales of Northeast India

By: Barman, Bhaskar RoyMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Delhi: Gnosis, 2008Description: xxviii, 296p. 23 cmISBN: 8189012576; 9788189012571Subject(s): Tales | India, NortheasternDDC classification: 398.2095416
Contents:
PART I ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1. Arunachal Pradesh Introduction Theipagali and His Yak Journey to the Land of Gold and Pearls The Guardian Lake A Cunning Singpho The Deer Family The Merchant of Mungluflut The Inhabitants on the Sun and the Moon Tell No Secret to a Woman Creation of Earth and Life War with Idus The Story of Chimboo PART II ASSAM 2. Assam Introduction The Creation of the River Brahmaputra Tejimola Toola and Teja The Legend of Jayamala The Legend of Princess Hidimba The Staircase to the Moon The Tale of a Kite's Daughter The Stork and the Priest The Princess with the Thirty-two Lucky Signs The Old Farmer and His Five Sons The Demon Teacher PART III MANIPUR 3. Manipur Introduction Madai and Saralel The King, the Prince and the Rain Khamba and Toibi The Adventures of Ralngam How Mulali became Rich Test of Recognition Choosing a Successor The Legend of Ramheiba Two Brothers Sangnu The Devil PART IV MEGHALAYA 4. Meghalaya Introduction U Rating Legend the Mount Sophet Bneng What Makes the Eclipse Legend of the Shillong Peak How the Peacock got His Beautiful Feathers How was the Earth Formed What Caused the Shadows on the Moon? "U Ksuid Tynjang "U Ramhah The Cunning Fox The Blessing of a Mendicant PART V MIZORAM 5. Mizoram Introduction The Story of Nara The Girl who Married a Monkey The Story of Korabaibu A Wild Cat, a Hen and an Egg Sibuti and Darlaii Porcupine and Barking Deer How Man Emerged from the Cave The Story of a Dog and a Goat The Creation of Mushroom The Monkey and the Bear The Hunting Party to Tan PART VI NAGALAND 6. Nagaland Introduction The Divine Ancestors The Ogress The Tiger and the Monkey The Orphan Girl The Monkey and the Jackal The Spirit, the Tiger and Man The Grateful Doe The Sun and the Cock A Youth and Two Lovers The Wagtail The Squirrel and the Quail PART VII TRIPURA 7. Tripura Introduction Uncle Wind The Brave Jemichhalang Kalampakanya How Brother and Sister Turned into Elephants The Story of a Tiger and a Fox King Nuyal Bigrachha Story of a Monkey and a Couple Ngama and Tlingi Two Sisters The Cuckoo Doctor
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PART I
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1. Arunachal Pradesh
Introduction
Theipagali and His Yak
Journey to the Land of Gold and Pearls
The Guardian Lake
A Cunning Singpho
The Deer Family
The Merchant of Mungluflut
The Inhabitants on the Sun and the Moon
Tell No Secret to a Woman
Creation of Earth and Life
War with Idus
The Story of Chimboo
PART II
ASSAM
2. Assam
Introduction
The Creation of the River Brahmaputra
Tejimola
Toola and Teja
The Legend of Jayamala
The Legend of Princess Hidimba
The Staircase to the Moon
The Tale of a Kite's Daughter
The Stork and the Priest
The Princess with the Thirty-two Lucky Signs
The Old Farmer and His Five Sons
The Demon Teacher
PART III
MANIPUR
3. Manipur
Introduction
Madai and Saralel
The King, the Prince and the Rain
Khamba and Toibi
The Adventures of Ralngam
How Mulali became Rich
Test of Recognition
Choosing a Successor
The Legend of Ramheiba
Two Brothers
Sangnu
The Devil
PART IV
MEGHALAYA
4. Meghalaya
Introduction
U Rating
Legend the Mount Sophet Bneng
What Makes the Eclipse
Legend of the Shillong Peak
How the Peacock got His Beautiful Feathers
How was the Earth Formed
What Caused the Shadows on the Moon?
"U Ksuid Tynjang
"U Ramhah
The Cunning Fox
The Blessing of a Mendicant
PART V
MIZORAM
5. Mizoram
Introduction
The Story of Nara
The Girl who Married a Monkey
The Story of Korabaibu
A Wild Cat, a Hen and an Egg
Sibuti and Darlaii
Porcupine and Barking Deer
How Man Emerged from the Cave
The Story of a Dog and a Goat
The Creation of Mushroom
The Monkey and the Bear
The Hunting Party to Tan
PART VI
NAGALAND
6. Nagaland
Introduction
The Divine Ancestors
The Ogress
The Tiger and the Monkey
The Orphan Girl
The Monkey and the Jackal
The Spirit, the Tiger and Man
The Grateful Doe
The Sun and the Cock
A Youth and Two Lovers
The Wagtail
The Squirrel and the Quail
PART VII
TRIPURA
7. Tripura
Introduction
Uncle Wind
The Brave Jemichhalang
Kalampakanya
How Brother and Sister Turned into Elephants
The Story of a Tiger and a Fox
King Nuyal
Bigrachha
Story of a Monkey and a Couple
Ngama and Tlingi
Two Sisters
The Cuckoo Doctor

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